Jamuna Bank’s profit goes up 9% in Q1

Jamuna Bank PLC reported higher profits in the first quarter of the 2025 financial year.
17 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump tariff highlights the need for diversifying exports: special assistant to CA

He says this at a discussion organised by the International Business Forum of Bangladesh
17 May 2025, 15:05 PM

Revenue management at risk of coming under executive control: TIB

The Transparency International Bangladesh says about the new ordinance to abolish the NBR
17 May 2025, 14:43 PM

Central bank caps passport endorsement fee at Tk 300

No additional service fee or charge can be collected beyond this amount
17 May 2025, 12:23 PM
17 May 2025, 11:56 AM

Stocks rebound from losing streak 

The DSEX gained 39.44 points before closing at 4,820.46
17 May 2025, 11:04 AM

Without capital markets reform, Bangladesh will stay invisible to the world

Bangladesh must build an ongoing feedback loop with actual global investors—those managing billions in emerging and frontier market mandates
17 May 2025, 08:27 AM

NBR officials observe pen-down strike for third day 

Only international passenger services, export operations, and budget-related activities were exempted from the strike
17 May 2025, 08:04 AM

Crisis should be seen as an opportunity: Debapriya 

Bhattacharya said that increasing tariffs in the name of reciprocity often ends up hurting end consumers
17 May 2025, 07:52 AM

Stocks rebound in early trading

The DSEX gained 15.9 points to 4,796.95 as of 11:32 am
17 May 2025, 05:43 AM

How Chattogram built its economic legacy

Picture a crowded harbour where the salty seabreeze carries whispers of far-off lands, where merchants of all creed and caste haggle over silks and spices, and where towering ships of all varieties – Chinese junks, Arab dhows, and Portuguese carracks – sway gently in the waters of the Bay of Bengal.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Gold falls to more than one-month low

Gold prices dropped to their lowest in more than a month on Thursday as investors waited for a key US inflation print for cues into the Federal Reserve’s policy path, while thawing US-China trade tensions dented the bullion’s appeal.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

WB approves $270m to support Bangladesh’s flood recovery

The World Bank has approved $270 million in financing to help Bangladesh recover from the flooding last year and strengthen its resilience to future climate-related disasters.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Pubali Bank’s profit up 4% in January-March

Pubali Bank PLC saw its earnings increase in the first quarter of the financial year 2025.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Bata’s profit doubles in Q1

Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Ltd’s profit doubled in the first quarter of 2025, driven by higher sales and revenue growth.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Crisis ignored, crisis ensured

If you place a frog in cold water and gradually heat it, the frog won’t react; it just adjusts, thinking “I can handle this”. But as the temperature keeps rising, it reaches a point where the frog realises it must escape. Sadly, by then, it’s too weak to jump. It didn’t die from the heat; it died from not acting in time. That’s the “Boiling Frog Syndrome”.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Currency unleashed: Handle with care

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has, somewhat unexpectedly, reverted to the exchange rate regime announced on December 31, 2024, effectively transitioning the country into a free-floating currency system.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Dollar remains stable as BB adopts market-based rate

The US dollar rate remained stable yesterday although Bangladesh adopted a market-based exchange rate regime the day before, giving some relief to businesses and importers.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

NBR officials vow to continue strike

Protesting officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday vowed to continue their pen-down strike on Saturday, pressing a three-point demand, including the repeal of a new ordinance on restructuring the revenue administration.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Economy on path to recovery: experts

Bangladesh’s economy is recovering after months of slowdown, with stability returning and confidence growing across various sectors, according to experts.
15 May 2025, 18:00 PM